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fanatic

[fuh-nat-ik] / fəˈnæt ɪk /


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OK, the primary reason I wrote that is because I had become a sailplane fanatic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

If you’re a true Slate fanatic, head over to our special archival homepage for even more blasts from the past.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

But you don’t have to be a football fanatic to grasp that today, for 12- to 18-year-old boys, this sport has never been more important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The self-confessed NBA fanatic - inspired by LeBron James' live show by the same name in 2010, when the basketball star joined the Miami Heat - was attempting to own his narrative.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

By September and the opening of school I was deep into sports and became a baseball fanatic.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

“It’s crazy fanatics who are Israeli and Palestinian on the one hand—and those who have some kind of vision of mutual acceptance, whether it’s a two-state, one-state, doesn’t matter.”

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Other topics we delve into include power watches for women and how “The Traitors” has created a new generation of murder-mystery fanatics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

It will just be some time before Tesla fanatics can take one for a spin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Engineers also aimed to give car fanatics all the things they love in a gas-powered vehicle, providing a simulated engine sound and an elongated hood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Sure, kid. Sure. Old Tony doesn’t like fanatics, that’s all.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok


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